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Silurian Atmospheric O2 Changes and the Early Radiation of Gnathostomes Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Palaeoworld 19 (2010) 146–159 Research paper Silurian atmospheric O2 changes and the early radiation of gnathostomes Qing-Ming Qu a,b,∗, Min Zhu a, Wen-Jin Zhao a a Key Laboratory of Evolutionary Systematics of Vertebrates, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 643, Beijing 100044, China b Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China Received 2 April 2009; received in revised form 26 July 2009; accepted 10 November 2009 Available online 13 November 2009 Abstract The number of known Silurian gnathostome fossils has increased significantly during the last two decades, and greatly improved our understanding of the early diversification of gnathostomes (jawed vertebrates). Primitive gnathostome remains from the Silurian of China are of special interest in bridging morphological gaps between osteichthyans and non-osteichthyan gnathostome groups. A review of these early fishes shows that gnathostomes had already obtained a wide distribution and experienced an early radiation in the Middle-Late Silurian. Environmental conditions in the Silurian are inferred from recent advances in geochemistry and paleoclimate models. Atmospheric oxygen concentration, an environmental factor critical in organismal evolution, rose gradually during the Silurian and reached modern levels for the first time. Compared to the Middle Ordovician when invertebrates and agnathans underwent a great radiation, the Middle-Late Silurian is distinctive for its high atmospheric oxygen level. We suggest that the rise of the atmospheric oxygen concentration would have triggered the early radiation of jawed vertebrates in the Silurian, which paved the way for the high generic diversity of vertebrates in the Devonian. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, CAS. All rights reserved. Keywords: Silurian; Atmospheric O2; Climate; Gnathostomes; Radiation 1. Introduction 2004), Silurian gnathostome remains have been few and frag- mentary for a long time (Blieck and Janvier, 1991). However, Gnathostomes, or jawed vertebrates, are traditionally divided recent decades have seen a growth of fossil evidence of gnathos- into four major clades: the Placodermi, the Acanthodii, the tomes in the Silurian (e.g., Blieck and Turner, 2000), which is Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes), and the Osteichthyes improving our understanding of early gnathostome distribution (actinopterygians and sarcopterygians), although recently both and evolution. These data suggest an early radiation pattern of Placodermi monophyly and Acanthodii monophyly have been Silurian gnathostomes. challenged by Brazeau (2009). The total-group Gnathostom- In this paper, we will summarize the taxa and geographical ata also includes several extinct jawless groups (‘ostracoderms’ distribution of Silurian gnathostomes. Close attention is paid to such as heterostracans, osteostracans, and galeaspids) (Janvier, the new discoveries of the past two decades. Recent advances 2007). The origin of jaws is a pivotal morphological innova- in geochemistry and paleoclimate models have provided con- tion, which marks a transition to a predatory lifestyle. For the siderable information on Phanerozoic climates and atmosphere purpose of correlating morphological innovations with environ- (e.g., Veizer et al., 2000; Berner, 2006; Trotter et al., 2008), thus mental changes, here we adopt the traditional apomorphy-based making it possible to examine biological events in more def- Gnathostomata, which is defined on the basis of the presence inite environmental backgrounds. Finally, we will discuss the of jaws, and includes the crown-group gnathostomes and some possible relationship between environmental changes and the stem gnathostomes (placoderms) (Fig. 1). gnathostome radiation during the Middle-Late Silurian. Despite the earliest record of gnathostomes possibly extend- ing to the Late Ordovician (Sansom et al., 2001; Turner et al., 2. Geographical distribution of Silurian gnathostomes ∗ Corresponding author. Tel.: +86 13810862304. Until recently, fossils of gnathostomes have been scarce in E-mail address: [email protected] (Q.-M. Qu). the Silurian (Blieck and Janvier, 1991). The fossil record of 1871-174X/$ – see front matter © 2009 Elsevier Ltd and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, CAS. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2009.11.003 Q.-M. Qu et al. / Palaeoworld 19 (2010) 146–159 147 Fig. 2. Locality map for Silurian gnathostome occurrences. The palaeogeo- graphical reconstruction is based on Scotese and McKerrow (1990). (1) Canadian Arctic Archipelago; (2) Western Northwest Territories, Canada; (3) Nevada, western USA; (4) Pennsylvania, north-eastern USA; (5) Eastern Canada; (6) North Greenland; (7) Great Britain: Welsh Borderland, South Wales, West Fig. 1. Vertebratephylogeny, showing the total-group Gnathostomata (i.e., stem- Midlands; (8) Scania and Gotland, Sweden; (9) East Baltic-derived errat- group Gnathostomata plus crown-group Gnathostomata) and the apomorphy- ics, Northwest Europe; (10) Baltic states; (11) Timan-Pechora; (12) Eastern based Gnathostomata (defined on the presence of jaws), simplified from Janvier European Russia: Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Central Urals; (13) Severnaya (1996, 2007). Zemlya Archipelago, Russia; (14) Siberia; (15) Russian Tuva and Mongolia; (16) Tarim, northwestern China; (17) Yunnan,southwestern China; (18) northern Silurian vertebrates was dominated by agnathans including het- Vietnam; (19) Gansu, China; (20) Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, erostracans, osteostracans, thelodonts, and galeaspids. However, South China; (21) north-eastern Australia and Indonesia; (22) south-eastern Aus- recent studies show that gnathostomes are more diversified and tralia; (23) western Australia; (?) Amazon Basin, Brazil. widely distributed in the Silurian than previously thought. IGCP LA, Laurentia; AV, Avalonia; GR, Greenland; BA, Baltica; SI, Siberia; KA, Kazakhstan; NC, North China; MA, Malaya; SC, South China; NG, New Guinea; 328, IGCP 408, and the work carried out by the Subcommis- TA, Tarim; IC, Indochina; AU, Australia; AN, Antarctic; IN, India; AR, Arabia; sion on Silurian Stratigraphy greatly advanced the research on AM, Armorica; SA, South America. Silurian vertebrates, some of which were summarized in the book ‘Palaeozoic Vertebrate Biostratigraphy and Biogeogra- nectonic gnathostomes relative to that of demersal agnathans. phy’(Long, 1993) and the final report of IGCP 328 (1991–1996) Silurian placoderms have a very limited distribution in South (Blieck and Turner, 2000). Since then, many new discoveries China and Vietnam, which may correspond to their lower dis- related to IGCP 491 (2003–2007) have continued to highlight the persal ability. By contrast, the acanthodians Nostolepis and early evolution of gnathostomes. To better understand the ear- Gomphonchus have a worldwide distribution during the Middle- liest history of gnathostomes, herein we update all these recent Late Silurian (Fig. 1 and Appendix A). Thus, the five provinces findings. of Young (1981) adopted below do not necessarily represent the The distribution of Silurian gnathostome taxa is shown in biogeographic provinces of gnathostomes. Fig. 2. Although most are based on microfossil remains or disarticulated specimens, their gnathostome affinities can be 2.1. Laurentia and West Avalonia (1–6 in Fig. 2) confirmed to a large extent by means of histological studies or by comparison to articulated fossils (e.g., Gross, 1947, 1971; This area covers a majority of North America, Greenland and Karatajute-Talimaa,¯ 1998). With reference to the palaeogeo- West Avalonia. Sites yielding Silurian gnathostome microfos- graphical reconstruction of Scotese and McKerrow (1990), the sils include the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, west Northwest majority of Silurian gnathostomes are from low-latitude areas. Territories, eastern Canada, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Green- Some possible gnathostomes have been reported from Bolivia land. and Brazil (Janvier and Suárez-Riglos, 1986; Janvier and Melo, Many islands of Arctic Canada have yielded acanthodian 1988); however, they are fragmentary and debatable in age. The remains (Soehn et al., 2000). Putative articulated chon- uppermost part of the Tarabuco Formation in Bolivia yielded drichthyans have been reported from this region (Märss et al., many fin spines and jaw bones of acanthodians, but this part has 2006), but they lack any definite gnathostome features; thus, been dated as Early Devonian based on chitinozoans (Grahn, their assignment to chondichthyans is doubtful. The MOTH 2002). Brazilian fossils from the upper section of the Pitinga locality of the Mackenzie Mountains in western Northwest Formation have been recently dated as Ludlow to early Pridoli territories is famous for articulated fossils of Early Devonian in age (Grahn, 2005), although the fossils themselves suggest an acanthodians and various agnathans. Recently a second fish- Early Devonian age (Janvier and Melo, 1988). Thus, the Brazil- bearing layer below the traditional Lower Devonian fish layer, ian fossils possibly represent Silurian gnathostomes from the the B-MOTH, has been discovered. Some gnathostome fossils high-latitude area of Gondwana. have been reported, including acanthodian fin spines and jaw Young (1981) illustrated five Early Devonian vertebrate bones dated as early Sheinwoodian on the basis of graptolites provinces, based mainly on the endemic agnathan
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